Customer Service Manager I

Posting End Date: 04/24/2024 

Work Place Flexibility: Hybrid 

Legal Entity: Entergy Texas, Inc.-GTX 

This position will be filled in Conroe, TX. 

 

Job Summary Purpose

Responsible for managing portfolio of assigned commercial accounts and maintaining relationships with governmental officials & key constituents; overall responsibility for improving customer service in geographic service territory that includes troubleshooting, recognizing opportunities and creating winning solutions to both customer and company. 

 

Job Duties and Responsibilities

• Responsible for developing and implementing account plans for Entergy's managed portfolio of identified critical Large Commercial and Small Industrial customers and large metro Governmental accounts, including rate analysis.
• Resolve managed portfolio of customer issues/concerns relative to sales and service reliability
• Negotiate and coordinate service and contract activities associated with new and expanding critical commercial & small industrial customers
• Coordinate managed account customer service activities associated with Billing, Engineering, Construction, Power Quality, and interact with the Entergy Business Center.
• Develop and maintain targeted relationships with political and key community constituents, influential civic associations and small business leaders in large metropolitan municipal markets in the region.
• Manage Municipal franchises within the region including community development, local area economic dev. & strategic marketing plans.
• Resolve escalated customer issues from regulators, executive complaints, phone center, media, etc. working with Customer Service Support group.
• Responsible for media response, communications and other public facing communications within the region.
• Support local media relations (Operating Company Communications Manager responsible for maintaining relationships with key media reps). Interact with Business & Economic Development group on municipal & co-op investment opportunities.

 

Minimum education and experience required of the position

Bachelor’s degree and minimum 1+ years of experience in customer service, engineering, or operations OR in lieu of degree minimum 5+ years of experience in customer service, engineering, or operations is required.

 

Minimum Knowledge Skills and Abilities

• Excellent communication and presentation skills, with media & public speaking experience; Self-starter, change agent with strong project management ability. Strong organizational agility with the ability to delegate work and maintain focus on external role for the region. Must possess a strong technical understanding of operations, service requirements, regulatory regulations, company policies; Requires after hours & weekend availability during normal operations and extended support during storm events.

 

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Primary Location: Texas-Conroe Texas : Conroe 
Job Function: Professional
FLSA Status: Professional 
Relocation Option: Level II
Union description/code: NON BARGAINING UNIT 
Number of Openings: 1
Req ID: 114412
Travel Percentage:Up to 25%

 

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